Cutting machine



Sept. 13, 1949.

Filed July ll, 1945 c. oFFENHAUsr-:R 2,481,775

CUTTING MACHINE 5 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR.

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CUTTING MACHINE Filed July 11, 1945 s sheets-sheet 2 INVENTOR.

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Sept 13, l949 c. OFFENHAUSER 2,481,775

CUTTING MAcHiNE Filed July 11, 1945 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 FM 7- v F IN1 'EN TOR.

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`Patented Sept. 1513, 194g UNITED :z-fsTA'rEs PATENT oFFlc-e -Y 'e jV 2,481,775 CUTTING MACHINE Christopher Offenhauser, Philadelphia, Pa. Application July 11, 1945, serial No. 604,413

The object of this invention is to ,devise a novel cutting machine, .and more particularlyone wherein the material is reduced to a desiredI der gree of iineness anda homogeneous condition. The machine is adapted to treat many different types of materialeither alone or combined with other material. ,v f

The passage of revolving blades through'the material, especially where the blades are in the formof knives has a ,tendency to heat it due to the friction, and many materials, for example meat and meat products, are deleteriously affectedif the cutting operation is continuedv for aconsiderable period of time. In accordance with the present invention, an innerrotary, bladed member feeds the material after it has acted thereon to outer rotary bladed members, which latterv are revolved in a Vdesired direction or directions and at desired speeds. The blades ,may be in' the, form of knives, mixing blades or smoothing blades depending upon the character of material to be treated and the n-al result to beattained. 'I he outer bladed members may be driven by a singleA motor orby individual motors, and are preferablyrevolved at a high speed `which may be greater than that of the inner bladed member. f ,Y y

The material to be'treated is preferably continuously fed in a closed circulation to and from the Vchamber in which the bladed,members revolve until the material has been reduced to a desired degree of neness or smoothness, Aand during such feeding operation other materials can be added as desired.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, my invention comprehends a novel. material treating machine.

VIt further comprehends a novel. construction and arrangement of bladed members which may be knives, mixing blades or smoothing blades in many different arrangements. y

It further comprehends va novel Vconstruction and arrangement of a head carrying the outer,l

tively thereto, and mea-ns for driving such mem-- bers in a selected direction and vat desired speeds. vFor the purpose of illustrating the invention,I have shown in the accompanying drawings prelclaim. (C1. 14e-106)' -ferred embodiments thereof whichv `in practice will give satisfactory and reliable results. It is, however, to be understood that these embodiments are typical only and thatthe various instrumentalities of which the invention consists `can be variously arranged and organized and the invention is not limited to the exact arrangement and organization of these instrumentalities as herein set forth.:

Figure 1 isa top plan vieW of a cutting machine embodying my invention,

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section substantially on the median line of the machine.

Figure 3 is an end elevation of section for the bladed members and the mixer casing to show more particularly some of the driving gearing.

Figure 4 is an end elevation of a head to show the relation of the bladed members.

Figure 5 is an end elevation of the machine.

Figure 6 is an end view of the head showing a driving arrangement for the pulleys of the outer, rotary members,

vFigure 7 is a modied form Ishowing view of a pulley and belt drive.

Figure 8 is an end View showing another arrangement of a pulley and belt drive.

Figure 9 is an end elevation of the head, showing individual motors for driving the outer, rotary members. Y Y

Figure 10 is a fragmentary section of the'head showing the blades driven by an individual motor as inFigure 9.

Figure 11 is an elevation of an outer, rotary member having its blades in the form of mixing blades. v

Figure 12 is an end elevation of an embodiment of .the invention in which the inner, rotary mem# ber has its blades in the form of a mixing or impeller blade.

Figures 13 and 14 show different driving arrangements for the bladed, outer members.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corre-r sponding parts in the drawings.

Referring to the drawings:

The material to be treated is continuously fed to and from the chamber containing the bladed an end members in a similar manner'to that `shown in` the Hottmann Patents No. 1,237,907 and No.

my prior Patent No. 1,750,645.

i maar The"blades*mriguresfz' an i iniciadas their@ f 4designates the frame of the machine, thev Cil The shaft 6 passes through a gear box I4 and has a gear l5 meshingwith a gear IB on a shaft I7 which carries a gear L I8 meshing withqannidler I9 and a .gerarlZf' 'Ifhidler Ig alsg;ii1eshes"-with a gear 2l connected with a feed lscrew 22 to drive it, the feed screw revolving in a feed channel 23 The shaft E has a blade carrier 26 connectedwith y Y it and this carrier is provided with a desired number of blades 2l', which in Figures shown in the form of knives.

The construction thus far described is similar to that disclosed in the Hottmann andQ-ffenghauser patents, hereinbefore mentioned.'y

tioned between the cross bars 32 't preventfts long'itildir'iall 'movementrelativly to the f'head, so that by turning the wo 33 the `hea'dcZg can t rn'vedirito'itsffjclosed or on provifieoutbpardfbf ni Head with and: inbardofthe head with blades' 36 The 'pilllrs 35, may brirelfpfny d' manner tore'volve in'a desiredv direction e, motor which can be controlled` ian'er o'f 'the'1;5u`l1ey`s` to causez't'h'em to revolve e. same direction, whilein Figure 7 the belt y i aroundftneouter periphery f 'njp'liy iid the innerperiphery ef thenex't pI so that s omelf'tne puilysf and tri' bi' 's thereby revolve inlone direction and'f o pulleys to drive th'e'm in o` opposite direction.

Electric motors upf too'r'ihrse power'aridfjof e` y direction very small size are nowbeing Qadeland. im if,

devices 45 andV each motor has its shaft connected with a shaft 34 which carries the blades l 36. The blades 36 and their spacers 31 are Vretained in assembled position by a nut 46 on v,a

yshaft 34, so `that the blades can be removed Whenever desired for replacement or sharpening. The motors 43 are preferably of the rever-Y sible type so that the blades driven thereby Vcan be revolved in a selected directionV and at a desired speed.

In Figure 11, I have shown mixer or smoothing blades 41 on a shaft 34, and in Figure 12, I have shown how mixer or impeller blades 48 can be secured to the blade carrier 26.

It;l will A.bes apparentuifrohi tl'iegforegoi-ngY that ''hfcrartef dit the fbiades employdfor the Y bladed members will vary in accordance with the y .character of the material to be treated.

,charnheri2-jhyfdthe' feed screw 22 and from the 'chamber 2 bythe feed screw 24, the latter hav-Y .iriga'atpdrtior'i 'at its rear end to pass the ma.-

, terialhfrogn the feed channel 25 t0 the feed chan- 'nel"2`3'." The motor drivenshaft 6 revolves the blades, 2.1, ivhcniee@ l ripheryof the operation, the material to be treated. 'l lsiplac'ed in the mixer casing 'l and is fed to the 2,481,778 5 about said cutter blades, a series of circular cut- REFERENCES CITED ters on said plurality of shafts forming substantially a wall about said central cutter blades, said l'lef ftlgwitferens are of record in the casing having two openings in its xed end, conp veyor meansto feed material into one opening 5 UNITED STATES PATENTS and to receive material from the other opening and return it to the rst opening, means for Nugzlgll StugI/It NOV Dlggi driving said circular cutter independently, and 7433753 Richter Nm; 10 1903 means to move said movable end wall and the 1 237907 Hottmanr; "A '21 1917 outer cutters axially away from the xed casing. 10 1417065 Hottmann 23 1922 CHRISTOPHER OFFENHAUSER. 2,11 1,364 Hopkins M a r. 16J 1 938 2,208,315 Walma. July 16, 1940 

